INSCRIPTION ON A GOBLET. THERE's death in the cup-sae beware! The man and his wine's sae bewitching! THE TOAD-EATER. Spoken in reply to one who was talking largely of his noble friends. WHAT of earls with whom you have supt, And of dukes that you dined with yestreen? Lord! a louse, Sir, is still but a louse, Though it crawl on the curls of a queen. THE SELKIRK GRACE. When on a visit to St. Mary's Isle, the Earl of Selkirk requested And some wad eat that want it; ON A SUICIDE. EARTH'D up here lies an imp o' hell, Poor silly wretch, he's damn'd himsel' ON THE LATE DUKE OF QUEENSBERRY. Once great in martial story? And sunk them in contempt; IMPROMPTU ON WILLIE STEWART. These verses were written on a tumbler which was in the posses. sion of the late Sir Waiter Scott. YOU'RE welcome, Willie Stewart, You're welcome, Willie Stewart; There's ne'er a flower that blooms in May, That's half sae welcome's thou art. Come, bumpers high, express your joy, The bowl we maun renew it; May foes be strang, and friends be slack, May woman on him turn her back, WRITTEN ON A PANE OF GLASS, On the occasion of a national Thanksgiving for a Naval Victory. YE hypocrites! are these your pranks ?— To murder men, and gie God thanks! For shame! gie o'er, proceed no furtherGod won't accept your thanks for murther! A GRACE BEFORE MEAT. O THOU, in whom we live and move, And if it please thee, pow'r above, The friend we trust, the fair we love, EPITAPH ON MR. W. CRUICKSHANKS. HONEST Will's to Heaven gane, EPITAPH ON W STOP thief! dame Nature cried to Death, You have my choicest model taen, ON THE SAME. REST gently, turf, upon his breast, THE END. |